android - How do I add "uses-permissions" tags to AndroidManifest.xml for a Cordova project?

Question

Some <uses-permission> entries are added automatically to AndroidManifest.xml, based on cordova plugins that you add. However, I need the <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /> permission, which isn't added automatically.

I can add that directly to AndroidManifest.xml, but it will get overwritten the next time I run cordova build, and I don't want to have to keep re-adding it...

I'm sure there's a "Cordova" way of specifying permissions (in config.xml, or elsewhere), but I'm not seeing it in their documentation anywhere...

So, what is the "Cordova way" of specifying user permissions?

Answer 1

As I know AndroidManifest.xml will not be generated every time when you run cordova build. When you add/remove a plugin it will be modified accordingly. But if you add your own permissions it will not be removed(Unless there is a conflict).

Since the permissions are Android (platform) specific, in your case you have to add it into the AndroidManifest.xml file only.

Even in plugin.xml of any plugin they add permission as shown :

<platform name="android">
    <config-file target="AndroidManifest.xml" parent="/manifest">
        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
    </config-file>
</platform>

Which says add uses-permission line to AndroidManifest.xml file at the installation time of plugin. But you cant mention this in config.xml file.

Also don't forget to put this attribute in the root widget element present in the config.xml file,located in the root folder of the app, as @hiddentao said in a comment.

config.xml

<widget
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  ...>